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絞架

gallows

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

jiao3jia4 • jiǎojià

Meaning

Primary

gallows

Mnemonic

The 絞架 gallows is an elevated 架 shelf where they hang a noose that they 絞 twisted together in order to hang people sentenced to death.

Usage

他 被 判處 絞架 刑。

He was sentenced to the gallows.

村民 聚集 在 絞架 前 觀看。

The villagers gathered in front of the gallows to watch.

古代 的 絞架 常 用於 執行 死刑。

Gallows in ancient times were often used for executions.